Background
Wright, Robert James was born on December 16, 1918 in Bridgewater, Virginia, United States. Son of Frank James and Anna Catharine (Zigler) Wright.
Wright, Robert James was born on December 16, 1918 in Bridgewater, Virginia, United States. Son of Frank James and Anna Catharine (Zigler) Wright.
Bachelor, Denison University, 1940. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1947.
Assistant professor St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1947—1949. With Atomic Energy Commission, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1949—1954, chief geologic branch, 1953—1954. Chief geologist Climax Uranium Company, 1954—1958.
Manager Amax Exploration, Inc., Denver, 1958—1965, vice president New York City, 1965—1973. Chief geologist Roan Consolidated Mines, Lusaka, Zambia, 1973—1975. Chief geologist uranium Department Energy, Washington, 1975—1979.
Senior technical advisor division waste management Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1979—1985, consultant geologist, since 1985. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow Geological Society American. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Society Economics Geologists, American Institute Professional Geologists, Society Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Dorothy Lawrene Burnham, October 26, 1946. Children: Nancy G., Anne L., Lawrence J., Sara East. Bachelor of Arts, Denison University, 1940.